Eddie Muller

The history of the birth of an icon, the Borsalino hat. From the factory where it was conceived in a small Italian town, to the glamorous world of Hollywood.

Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood’s ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his years of stardom, Tab had a secret. Tab Hunter was gay, and spent his Hollywood years in a precarious closet that repeatedly threatened to implode and destroy him. Tab Hunter himself shares first hand, for the first time, what it was like to be a studio manufactured movie star during the Golden Age of Hollywood and the consequences of being someone totally different from his studio manufactured image.

Documentary about the use of 3-D technology in Inferno (1953) and the advent of CinemaScope, in 1953 in the film The Robe (1953).

An appreciation and the story of the making of the 1941 film "The Maltese Falcon."

Film noir expert Eddie Muller and others discuss the classic film Trapped.

This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment.

Promotional short to benefit Eddie Muller's Film Noir Foundation and their annual "Noir City" event in San Francisco, CA.

A documentary featuring film historians, directors and authors discussing the making of Billy Wilder's "Double Indemnity."

Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing intimate peeks at its tough, scheming dames, mischievous misfits and flawed men - all caught in the wicked web of a twisted fate.

The documentary covers the origins, history and curious stories behind the production along with a perceptive reading of the film.

Details Mamie Van Doren’s rise in Hollywood in the 1950s after being discovered by Howard Hughes, as well as her personal life.

This conversation between director Carl Franklin and film noir historian Eddie Muller was recorded live onstage for a screening of 'Devil in a Blue Dress' at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago on August 17, 2018, as part of the Noir City Film Festival.

Brief overview of the two actors at the Fox Studio.

Behind the scenes of "The Man Who Cheated Himself" (1950)

Making of Moontide talking about the production of the movie.

A documentary about film noir films made in Los Angeles.

A documentary by Steven C. Smith and Eddie Muller exploring the life and work of author Cornell Woolrich.

Documentary on the making of the film, from script to noir classic, produced by Steven Smith and the Film Noir Foundation.

CZAR OF NOIR details the history of noir in American cinema – but also reveals the obsessed, personal side to Eddie Muller: how he was first introduced by his father, a San Francisco journalist who specialized in boxing, to a world that was purely “noir.” Eddie went on to write five non-fiction books about the history of noir and is also author of the best-selling autobiography of actor Tab Hunter.

A portrait of blacklisted writer-director Abraham Polonsky.

A portrait of blacklisted writer-director Abraham Polonsky.

A documentary about the history of exploitation films that focuses on the careers of legendary producers David F. Friedman and Dan Sonney.

A young woman (Dashe) discovers a cache of used books that she believes holds clues to the solution of decades-old crimes. When the authorities dismiss her, she takes matters into her own hands, ringing the doorbell of Hazel Reedy (Hunt), a lonely recluse who may or may not be the widow of America's most notorious serial killer. Their cross-generational confrontation, played out in real time, leads to an unexpected and shocking conclusion.

A young woman (Dashe) discovers a cache of used books that she believes holds clues to the solution of decades-old crimes. When the authorities dismiss her, she takes matters into her own hands, ringing the doorbell of Hazel Reedy (Hunt), a lonely recluse who may or may not be the widow of America's most notorious serial killer. Their cross-generational confrontation, played out in real time, leads to an unexpected and shocking conclusion.

A documentary by Steven C. Smith and Eddie Muller exploring the life and work of author Cornell Woolrich.